Best Professional Poker Players – Page №14
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Howard Lederer August 22, 2019
Howard Lederer Current ResidenceLas Vegas, NV, USABornOctober 30, 1964Birth PlaceConcord, NH, USATotal Winnings$6.582.745 Born in Concord, N.H., in 1964, Howard Lederer was raised in a family of academics with a…
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Gus Hansen August 22, 2019
Gus Hansen Current ResidenceCopenhagen, DenmarkBornFebruary 13, 1974Birth PlaceHavdrup, DenmarkTotal Winnings$10,278,251 Facts Nicknames: Gattling Gus, The Poker Tramp, Gamblin’ Gus, Mad Gus, The Great Dane. Former backgammon player. One of three…
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Gavin Smith August 22, 2019
Gavin Smith Current ResidenceDeceasedBornSeptember 4, 1968Birth PlaceGuelph Ontario, CA, USATotal Winnings$6.321.096 Gavin Smith was a really fun dude. Maybe even too much fun, at times. But there’s no doubt he brought…
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Erik Seidel August 22, 2019
Erik Seidel Current ResidenceLas Vegas, NV, USABornNovember 6, 1959Birth PlaceNew York, NY, USATotal Winnings$41.518.397 No matter how many poker tournaments Erik Seidel wins – and he’s won plenty – he likely won’t…
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Erick Lindgren August 22, 2019
Erick Lindgren Current ResidenceLas Vegas, NV, USABornAugust 11, 1976Birth PlaceBurney, CA, USATotal Winnings$10.595.734 One of poker’s original “Young Guns,” Erick Lindgren is now part of a player faction settling into…
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Doyle Brunson August 22, 2019
Doyle Brunson ResidenceLas Vegas, NV, USABornAugust 10, 1933Birth PlaceLongworth, TX, USADiedMay 14, 2023 (aged 89), Las Vegas, NV, USAWSOP Bracelets10Total Winnings$6,176,737 It looks like Doyle Brunson might remain stalled at 10…
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Don Baruch August 22, 2019
Don Baruch Current ResidenceTampa FL, USABornSeptember 5, 1962Birth PlaceTampa, FL, USATotal Winnings$267.556 Cue the music from an old western movie and visions of cowboys facing off in the desert. They’re…
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Greg Raymer August 22, 2019
Greg Raymer Current ResidenceStonington, CN, USABornNovember 30, 1963Birth PlaceMinot, ND, USATotal Winnings$8.109.921 Forgive Greg Raymer, if you can, for his poor choice in eyewear. He still has plenty of redeeming qualities,…
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Shannon Elizabeth August 22, 2019
Shannon Elizabeth Current ResidenceLos Angeles, CA, USABornSeptember 7, 1973Birth PlaceHouston, TX, USATotal Winnings$245,866 Perhaps best known for her starring turn in Hollywood’s American Pie series of teen comedies, Shannon Elizabeth…
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Dennis Phillips August 21, 2019
Dennis Phillips Current ResidenceCottage Hills, IL, USABornDecember 1, 1954Birth PlaceCottage Hills, IL, USATotal Winnings$6.008.409 By all accounts, Dennis Phillips is a pretty decent guy. Ask anyone in his local poker…
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David Williams August 21, 2019
David Williams Current ResidenceDallas, TX, USABornJune 9, 1980Birth PlaceDallas, TX, USATotal Winnings$9.141.120 It just might be the poker world’s worst-kept secret: David Williams is kind of geeky. The young gun…
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David Sklansky August 21, 2019
David Sklansky Current ResidenceLas Vegas, NV, USABornDecember 22, 1947Birth PlaceHackensack, NJ, USATotal Winnings$1.409.667 If you scan the bookshelf of any serious poker player, one author that will keep popping up…
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David Benyamine August 21, 2019
David Benyamine Current ResidenceHenderson, NV, USBornJuly 5, 1972Birth PlaceParis, FranceTotal Winnings$8.210.746 David Benyamine enjoys the status of being France’s number-one poker player in terms of earnings. His winnings for 2004…
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Dan Harrington August 21, 2019
Dan Harrington Current ResidenceSanta Monica, CA, USABornDecember 6, 1945Birth PlaceCambridge, MA, USATotal Winnings$6.639.002 Although “Action” Dan Harrington tends to shy away from the public spotlight, he has quietly carved out…
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Christer Johansson August 21, 2019
Christer Johansson Current ResidenceMalmö, SwedenBornJuly 30, 1970Birth PlaceMalmö, SwedenTotal Winnings$2.161.899 A charming anecdote illustrates Chris Johansson’s start in poker. When only ten years old, he was playing poker with his…
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Joe Hachem August 21, 2019
Joe Hachem Current ResidenceMelbourne, AustraliaBornMarch 11, 1966Birth PlaceMelbourne, AustraliaTotal Winnings$12.737.465 First, there was Chris Moneymaker. Then came Greg Raymer. As poker exploded into the the mainstream consciousness after Chris Moneymaker’s…